Astrid's POV "Hey! Wait up!" Adrineh called out as I walked to my third period. I didn't turn around; it was best if she forgot I ever existed. I'm not sure what she found so interesting about me, but she should drop it. "Astrid, please!" She begged, making me sigh. I stopped walking but didn’t turn around. The last thing I needed was Adrineh getting dragged into my mess. She caught up to me, slightly out of breath, her dark curls bouncing as she came to a halt. "Why do you keep ignoring me?" she demanded, hands on her hips. I kept my voice flat. "Because you should ignore me." Adrineh rolled her eyes. "Oh, come on. You think I care what Lars and his little group of idiots think?" I finally turned to face her, my jaw tight. "You should care. It is not only them, in case you have

